The Onlanden is a wet nature area southwest of the city of Groningen where the water moves with the sound of a few streams (Eelderdiep and Peizerdiep) and the Leekstermeer lake. De Onlanden is een nat natuurgebied ten zuidwesten van de stad Groningen waar de grondwaterstand meebeweegt met het peil van enkele beken (Eelderdiep en Peizerdiep) en het Leekstermeer.

The Onlanden is a wet nature area southwest of the city of Groningen where the water moves with the sound of a few streams (Eelderdiep and Peizerdiep) and the Leekstermeer lake. De Onlanden is een nat natuurgebied ten zuidwesten van de stad Groningen waar de grondwaterstand meebeweegt met het peil van enkele beken (Eelderdiep en Peizerdiep) en het Leekstermeer.

The Onlanden is a wet nature area southwest of the city of Groningen where the water moves with the sound of a few streams (Eelderdiep and Peizerdiep) and the Leekstermeer lake. De Onlanden is een nat natuurgebied ten zuidwesten van de stad Groningen waar de grondwaterstand meebeweegt met het peil van enkele beken (Eelderdiep en Peizerdiep) en het Leekstermeer.

The Onlanden is a wet nature area southwest of the city of Groningen where the water moves with the sound of a few streams (Eelderdiep and Peizerdiep) and the Leekstermeer lake. De Onlanden is een nat natuurgebied ten zuidwesten van de stad Groningen waar de grondwaterstand meebeweegt met het peil van enkele beken (Eelderdiep en Peizerdiep) en het Leekstermeer.

The Onlanden is a wet nature area southwest of the city of Groningen where the water moves with the sound of a few streams (Eelderdiep and Peizerdiep) and the Leekstermeer lake. De Onlanden is een nat natuurgebied ten zuidwesten van de stad Groningen waar de grondwaterstand meebeweegt met het peil van enkele beken (Eelderdiep en Peizerdiep) en het Leekstermeer.

The sun sets behind the village of Hoogkerk on a summer evening. The Dutch soccer team was about to kick-off against Brasil in the 3rd place final so it was nice and quiet here at the very border of the city of Groningen.

My summer holidays have almost come to an end, it's back to work again tomorrow. We're back from a great holiday in Scotland and of course I took a few pictures. It will take some processing time, but I'll share some photos on Facebook in the next couple of days.As an appetiser, here's a panorama shot of Loch Lomond just after sunset. It's stitched from 5 portrait photos.

During our Scotland holiday this summer we only spent one night along Loch Lomond in the south of Scotland. But for me as a landscape photographer it was a fantastic evening.This photo showing the sunset was taken at the same location as the panorama posted earlier this week.Lot's of drama in the sky, nicely lit by the last rays of sunlight. Man, I just kept shooting! Again, a lot of midges were trying to make me mad but with such scenes I couldn't be bothered too much.

Conditions were great today so I simply had to go out for some landscape photography.The rocks separate this stream from the Leekstermeer lake, which is on the left.I actually had to stand in the (luckily undeep) water to be able to shoot this one. On the horizon one can see some silhouettes from the city of Groningen.